State v. Harger

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of forcible rape, § 566.030, RSMo 1986, and forcible sodomy, § 566.060, RSMo 1986. The jury assessed his punishment at 25 years on each charge. The trial court sentenced him in accordance with the jury verdict and ordered the sentences to be served consecutively. We remand with instructions.

Defendant was employed as a cab driver. On his day off, he went to a bar where he met Mary, the victim’s roommate. After the bar closed he and Mary went to a bar in East St. Louis. The cab driver who drove defendant back to St. Louis testified…